Open AccessFracturas de radio distal. ¿Progresa el desplazamiento entre la segunda y la sexta semana?.
Author(s) -
Irina Capo-Soliveres,
Benito R Picazo-Gabaldon,
Sonia Orenga-Montoliu,
M. Gracia-Ochoa,
S Escribano-Zacares,
C Villanueva-Dolcet
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de cirugía osteoarticular/revista española de cirugía osteoarticular
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2605-1656
pISSN - 0304-5056
DOI - 10.37315/sotocav20202825561
Subject(s) - displacement (psychology) , humanities , radiography , medicine , surgery , orthodontics , psychology , art , psychotherapist
Distal radius fractures are the most frequent in our specialty. Conservative treatment with cast immobilization, based on radiographic criteria, is still the most widely used nowadays. The aim of our study is to evaluate the secondary displacement of these fractures between the second and sixth week of evolution. To this end, we have evaluated the distal radius fractures treated conservatively at our Service, during 2016. Out of 53 wrist fractures treated conservatively, 49% of the cases presented some type of displacement, although most of these took place before the second week. Our results were similar to those reviewed in the literature, in terms of demographic data and displacement rate. For this reason, we recommend inserting some weekly radiographic controls in fractures that expose some instability parameters from the beginning.